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There are those who argue that everything breaks even in this old dump of a world of ours.
Bat MastersonBat Masterson I suppose these ginks who argue that way hold that because the rich man gets ice in the summer and the poor man gets it in the winter things are breaking even for both. Maybe so, but I’ll swear I can’t see it that way.
Bat MastersonBat Masterson We all get the same amount of ice. The rich get it in the summer. The poor get it in the winter.
Bat MastersonBat Masterson Every dog, we are told, has his day, unless there are more dogs than days.
Bat MastersonBat Masterson If you want to hit a man in the chest, aim for his groin.
Bat MastersonBat Masterson Never run a bluff with a six-gun.
Bat MastersonBat Masterson There are many in this old world of ours who hold that things break about even for all of us. I have observed, for example, that we all get the same amount of ice. The rich get it in the summertime and the poor get it in the winter.
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